Working with Event Rules

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About Event Rule Processing Modes

Accessing the Event Rule Wizard

Creating an Internal Event Rule

Creating an External Event Rule

Configuring an External Event Rule

Modifying an Event

Modifying an Event Rule Result

An event rule is a decision entity that specifies the results triggered by an event. There are two types of events:

Internal Events.

External Events.

Internal Events are triggered by other event rules and decision tables during rule execution. External events are predefined event types that were created with webMethods Event Type Editor, see webMethods Event Processing Help.

Important:
To work properly, internal and external event rules must be part of a rule set.

Event Rule Structure

An event rule consists of an event (blue color) and one or more results (green color).

Simple Event Rule Structure

Event

The event consists of an event source that is specified by a parameter element and a type. The following table illustrates the supported types:

Event	Type	Description
Internal Event	changed	This type triggers one or more results whenever the event source changes. The change must be triggered by other event rules or decision tables. Changed type event rules have the following syntax: WHENEVER an Event Source CHANGED THEN Result.
External Event	occurred	This type triggers one or more results whenever the external event occurres. Occurred type event rules have the following syntax: WHENEVER an Event Source OCCURRED THEN Result.

Results

There are two types of results as shown in the following table:

Result	Description
Assignment Result	An assignment result is specified by a parameter element. This result type is applied, whenever you want to assign a value to a result.
Action Result	An action result is specified by an action. This result type is applied, whenever you want to execute an action from an event rule.

Assignment Result Values

An assignment result value can consist of:

An operator and a literal value.

An operator and a parameter element (marked by a dotted line).

An operator and an action that delivers an output value (marked by a dotted line and () behind the action name).

An operator and a constant (marked by a dotted line).

An operator and an expression.

Action Result Values

The action result value expresses the action status. There are two types:

(action is enabled).

(action is disabled).

Example

The following rule can be modeled in an event rule:

Rule	WHENEVER a permitted payment method changes for a customer, THEN this customer is notified of this by email.

Event Rule Example